and how come we are ordered around by a little boy?

[FoxyAreku]

Yep he and his sister are the worst part of the story. Unlikeable characters

Bad take, not sure how anyone could find Alisaie unlikeable. Especially after the coil story, and seeing her beat up Alphinaud on a regular basis.

[Theodric]

Bad take, not sure how anyone could find Alisaie unlikeable. Especially after the coil story, and seeing her beat up Alphinaud on a regular basis.

Female characters getting away with attacking men for no reason is a dull, uninspired trope. It's a real shame we didn't get to peel her shattered remains off of the floor after she was flung through the air by a certain character at the end of Shadowbringers. It would have been a fitting end to a character that, unlike her sibling, hasn't gone through any meaningful character development or evolution. A point which she herself highlighted, in fact.

[TheMightyMollusk]

It would have been a fitting end to a character that, unlike her sibling, hasn't gone through any meaningful character development or evolution.

Oh yes, she's exactly the same as when she first appeared and literally stormed out of the plot because she couldn't stand Eorzea. Hasn't changed at all.